The ongoing collaborations between Norway-based musicians Jiska Huizing and Rudi Valdersnes draw on hypnotic club rhythms and electroacoustic ambient. Within their intricately layered sound the duo employ a range of techniques and instruments, including Valdernes’ homemade percussion and drum machines alongside Huizing’s field recordings, vocals and electric violin.
Together, they’ve curated a graceful and ethereal mix for SHAPE Platform’s takeover, and it looks towards the coming of spring and brighter days. “The mix was made while we were in two different cities, Oslo and Bergen, and while Jiska was in isolation because of Covid,” they explain. The pair navigated the situation by sending sound s, sketches and tracks back and forth between their locations. “[This] made us want to focus on looking forward: noticing the small signs of the upcoming spring in the air, how the days are perceivably longer, and the birds have started singing again. The eventual mix contains tracks that reflect this; it is light on its toes and organic – an ecosystem of shifting rhythms.”
Jiska Huizing and Rudi Valdersnes are part of SHAPE Platform’s 2021 roster. The seven-year initiative is a platform for innovative music and audiovisual art, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. The duo’s contribution is presented by Insomnia Festival in Tromsø, Norway.
SHAPE is inviting listeners to show support for Ukraine by donating to the National Bank of Ukraine and Help Ukraine Center.
SHAPE Platform: Jiska Huizing & Rudi Valdersnes
SHAPE Platform: Jiska Huizing & Rudi Valdersnes
The ongoing collaborations between Norway-based musicians Jiska Huizing and Rudi Valdersnes draw on hypnotic club rhythms and electroacoustic ambient. Within their intricately layered sound the duo employ a range of techniques and instruments, including Valdernes’ homemade percussion and drum machines alongside Huizing’s field recordings, vocals and electric violin.
Together, they’ve curated a graceful and ethereal mix for SHAPE Platform’s takeover, and it looks towards the coming of spring and brighter days. “The mix was made while we were in two different cities, Oslo and Bergen, and while Jiska was in isolation because of Covid,” they explain. The pair navigated the situation by sending sound s, sketches and tracks back and forth between their locations. “[This] made us want to focus on looking forward: noticing the small signs of the upcoming spring in the air, how the days are perceivably longer, and the birds have started singing again. The eventual mix contains tracks that reflect this; it is light on its toes and organic – an ecosystem of shifting rhythms.”
Jiska Huizing and Rudi Valdersnes are part of SHAPE Platform’s 2021 roster. The seven-year initiative is a platform for innovative music and audiovisual art, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. The duo’s contribution is presented by Insomnia Festival in Tromsø, Norway.
SHAPE is inviting listeners to show support for Ukraine by donating to the National Bank of Ukraine and Help Ukraine Center.
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